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Astros Minor League Recap: July 4th

Trey Dombroski | Credit: Ben Zaragosa

Another day of Astros minor league baseball in the books! See the results below. Check out the previous day’s recap here.

AAA: Sugar Land Space Cowboys (43-42) won 7-2 (BOX SCORE)

Sugar Land got on the board in the 2nd inning on a Castro solo HR. In the 4th they picked up 2 more runs on a Singleton and Diaz RBI singles. Castro added an RBI double in the 5th inning. Ullola got the start and pitched well allowing 2 runs over 5 innings while striking out 6. Castro added some insurance in the 9th inning with a 2 run HR. The pen was great tossing 4 scoreless innings as they closed out the 7-2 win.

Note: Castro has a .948 OPS in Triple-A.


AA: Corpus Christi Hooks (28-50) won 7-0 (BOX SCORE)

Dombroski got the start and pitched really well again tossing 5 scoreless innings with 3 strikeouts. The offense got on the board in the 4th on a Ferreras RBI double. In the 5th, the offense exploded for 6 runs on a Cole 2 run HR, Ferreras 3 run HR and a run scoring on an error. The bullpen tossed 2 scoreless innings as they closed out the 7-0 win.

Note: Cole has 6 HR over his last 5 games.


A+: Asheville Tourists (35-42) won 11-4 (BOX SCORE)

Tredwell started for Asheville and went 4 innings allowing 3 unearned runs. The offense got on the board in the second inning scoring a run on a balk. In the third, the offense rallied for 6 runs on a Bush RBI single, Jaworsky 3 run double, Gomez RBI single and Whitaker walk. The offense played add on getting one in the 5th on a Bush hit by pitch and one in the 6th on a Vogel sac fly. The pen allowed a run late but held on as Asheville won 11-4.

Note: Bush has a .893 OPS this season.


A: Fayetteville Woodpeckers (41-38) lost 5-2 (BOX SCORE)

Cruz started for the Woodpeckers and allowed 4 runs over 3.2 innings. The offense got on the board in the 4th on an error and then another run in the 5th on a Valencia sac fly. Smith pitched well in relief allowing 1 unearned run over 4 innings but the offense was quiet the rest of the way as the Woodpeckers fell 5-2.

Note: Smith has a 1.02 ERA this season.


Today’s minor league starters:

SL: Jason Alexander – 7:15 CT

CC: Manuel Urias – 7:05 CT

AV: Derek True – 5:05 CT

FV: TBD – 6:05 CT

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